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Nellysierra12 09-30-2013 05:55 AM

What is back disc surgery
 
What is back disc surgery and what are the disadvantages of it?

Maria 09-30-2013 03:52 PM

this depends
 
I would suggest reading at ChiroGeek's Home Page
website to get a bit more informed on what the anatomy of the spine is and also read about the different surgeries as there are a number of surgeries that can be performed on the spine (the discs included) from minimally invasive to very invasive.

mmglobal 10-01-2013 01:03 AM

Nelly, the theory behind artifical discs is 'motion preservation'. The alternative is typically fusion. When motion is removed by fusing segments together, excessive load is transmitted to the adjacent discs, causing "adjacent segment disease", breaking the discs down faster than normal.

Note that getting a fusion does not guarantee you'll get adjacent segment disease, and getting ADR does not guarantee that you won't.

Mark

Maria 10-01-2013 02:22 AM

before one gets to ADR or fusion
 
Often there is discectomy. I didn't know what disc surgery you might inquiring about.

Nellysierra12 10-02-2013 04:55 AM

Thanks guys for great response.

Your information really helped me.


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